Postcode · Beccles
Crime in NR34 9SB
How much crime is recorded in NR34 9SB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Beccles
- Council
- East Suffolk
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,864 (2024)
How safe is NR34 9SB
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 27.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NR34 9SB area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
27.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
42
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
NR34 9SBNational
Violence and sexual offences20.723.6
Burglary14.19.1
Other theft6.04.5
Anti-social behaviour2.510.7
Other crime2.01.5
Criminal damage and arson1.74.7
Shoplifting1.58.4
Vehicle crime1.33.5
Public order1.34.6
Drugs0.02.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 13% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.